Category Archive: Races

I’m a charity runner for the American Cancer Society. I’m also a committee member for the Chicago ACS DetermiNation Team. Because of my fundraising and committee work I hear a lot of stories. Cancer stories. Some uplifting. Some not. But every once in awhile a story comes along that sticks with me for a few …

On February 25th, 2011, I lost my mom to lung cancer. She was 68 years old. Although my heart ached, I knew she was no longer suffering and at peace. In a blink of an eye, I can still picture my last moments with her; holding her hand, rubbing her arm and repeating, “I’m here …

This is a story of my Berlin Marathon which was on September 30th but first… Want to see something cool? This here is an X-ray of a left foot with a broken 4th metatarsal. Ouchy right? Actually this fracture is called a “green branch” fracture because of the way it just spits out all over …

The Pursuit of Extraordinary In 1 week, I should have just finished the Chicago Marathon. This training season has been HARD. Right now, I am rehabbing from another injury, this one to my right foot. I’ve been on the bike and in the pool to keep my cardio fitness level up so when I injury …

It’s been quite a summer: months of training, hundreds of miles and $2,500 raised for the American Cancer Society. And now there is just one week between me and my first marathon. On October 7th, I will run the Chicago Marathon and I couldn’t be more excited. And nervous. Running a marathon is something I …